How to install Zoombies mod

2. To install, simply create a new folder anywhere and extract the provided files in there.

3. When starting the Launcher it will prompt you to download the files.

4. Click the download button and let the files download.

5. When the download is finished the Launcher will close.

6. Re-open the Launcher & click Launch.

Arma 3 DayZ “Zoombies” First impression

Zoombies mod was created on the 28th of April 2013, before that there was hype about someone possibly porting Dayz to arma 3 as a project, and eventually the cat was out of the bag and it was ported by Pwnz0r. Zoombies mod (changed from Dayz to hopefully not cause problems with rocket/bohemia) was born.

Since the first tests it has seen a rising popularity though frequent bugs, and arma 3 beta patchupdate breaks have caused some problems along the path of development. But the staff does not seem discouraged, and those who play seem generally positive about the mod as a whole.

The good

This newest iteration of the popular arma 2 mod runs on the new arma 3 engine, with ported in assets and community addons. A few things you will notice when playing that could be considered as positives

New animations, stances and movement make you feel more in control of your character with more fluid movements compared to the previous in arma 2

A new inventory system which once understood feels more realistic and makes more sense

The bad

The inventory system: Long term dayz players, myself included, are so used to the slot system this new Mass system feels alien and hard to get used to even though it feels more realistic.

Due to the newer engine and graphics some older systems may not have the same performance that they did on arma 2, which is unfortunate for some, you can see the difference in system requirements down below

The Ugly

The biggest problem on my first impression of the mod which I will not hold against Pwnz0r and his team is as of this point in time *july 26th 2013* are the issues caused by one of the dependencies addons : All in Arma or AiA. For those who know it that way. The problem with it at the current point in time is while playing on the server the black script debug screen will shot up in the top center of the screen, blocking out a fair decent screen real estate which makes seeing going up hill’s or looking up buildings troublesome.

But when I spoke to Pwnz0r he said AiA would hopefully be updated that day and he could update the mod in the day after to fix the issue. Other than that there are a few other random issues that will need to be worked out such as items occasionally vanishing on reloging, random server crashes, problems getting into servers ect. Everything that is expected out of an alpha/beta build.

Troubleshooting

If you get an exeption when clicking launch
Make sure you have installed the prerequisites for Arma3.To do that simply launch Arma 3 once after installing via steam.

If you are stuck on Recieving data
Wait a few minutes and try again.

If your game crashes when joining a server
Make sure you wait a few seconds (~10) before you close any error messages.

If you get “bad version”
Make sure to install the latest dev version of Arma3. To do that right click on Arma3 in steam, click settings, go to the “betas” tab and select Dev build in the dropdown menu

If you get “Arma3 is not responding” while joining a server.
Close Arma 3 and try again.

If you are still getting errors regardless of how you try downloading here is the alternative
Sorry that you are unable to download the launcher. Many survivors are having the same problem(s).https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ew4e4psgej47a2/DayZA3_Chernarus.bat
That is the alternative. If your paths are different for A2, A2OA, and A3 make sure to modify that batch file to make it work.

if you have Steam, right click on arma3 in library the click beta tab, then opt out of dev build in order to play zoombies. if you want to play arma3 online you have to opt back in to dev build. irritating but thats what ive found.

hey man thanks for the installation guide.. i can join a server without a problem choose my character without a problem but wen its loading the map after u select the character it crashes sayin “Arma 3 alpas has stopped working” and i have to close the game.. this happens everytime.. please reply..
Thanks in advance. 🙂

Every time i Launch the game via the Zoombie launcher I get first the error ” Addon `dayz_anim` requires addon `mission_ew` ” i klick on OK and the next error shows up:” config.bin/CfgWeapons/G36_C_SD_eotech/Burst/: Cannot find base class `Burst` “. Afther i klick OK the games just close.

Good job.
However I think the colours are too saturated. There is something that really hurts the original DayZ atmosphere. It feels like we’re on the beach but with zombies and car crashes. (Hey Dead Island!)
I really hope that the Standalone ambiance will be more like the movie ” The Road ” like the dev’ team told us.

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